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This article uses data from a study commissioned by the Illinois Public Health Institute in 2007 as part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Multistate Learning Collaborative Grant for exploring accreditation of health departments and suggests that new approaches are needed to better integrate evaluation in local health departments beginning with training designed specifically for and informed by local health department administrators.

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This article presents a case study of a decision analysis software model that was applied to the process of identifying funding priorities for public health services in the Spokane Regional Health District.

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This study examines the relationship between community and system characteristics of local public health agencies and local public health system performance by revising previous research and provides researchers and practitioners with an evidence base from which to make suggestion regarding characteristics that may influence system performance.

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This article describes efforts to improve knowledge of and acceptance of the proposed voluntary health department accreditation program, put forth by the Public Health Accreditation Board, by conducting a group vetting session.

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This article focuses on the role of systems thinking addressed in the context of a public health department-academic collaboration to plan the evaluation of a learning management system and suggests new directions for public health practitioners and researchers who are responsible for ensuring that public health workforce training efforts have the intended impact on public health workers' competence and the public's health.

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This article provides a conceptual foundation for understanding organizational change and its relationship to healthcare organizational performance, discusses the types and nature of change, and provides suggested management competencies to establish a change-oriented organization with the culture and capacity for change.

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of state health department structure on the effectiveness of state pandemic influenza planning as measured by integration of CDC recommendations in written plans.

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This study helps inform policy and decision making regarding how staffing shortages for LPHAs may impact community priorities, identifies potential areas for workforce training and development, and suggests directions for further research.

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This article summarizes findings from the public health departments and Obesity Prevention Survey that assessed California public health departments' capacity, practices, resources, and opportunities for changing nutrition and physical activity environments for obesity prevention.